"A Song of Canada" (1900) Poem by Robert Reid, Scottish-born Canadian Poet

The beautiful and patriotic poem, " A Song of Canada" by Robert Reid (1850-1922), read aloud.
Originally published in A Treasury of Canadian Verse, you can also find the poem in "Modern Poems for Modern Youth," a high school Canadian poetry text book (1950's).
Robert Reid lived in Montreal, worked for a bank, wrote for several newspapers and composed many of our early Canadian poems.

[@heatherjones9773]

Beautiful poem.

[@TributetoCanada]

I was overjoyed when I found it in an old book and then decide to read it, thank you Heather!

[@joannepatonai4114]

Amazing scenery pictures

[@TributetoCanada]

Thank you Joanne. Some people dear to me made them with the help of AI for the poem.

[@VilmasTravels]

Beautiful poem and background scenery is gorgeous thanks for sharing enjoy your day my friend and God Bless

[@TributetoCanada]

Thank you a million ❤

[@SkyForgeVideos]

Amen. And Thank You. Beautiful.

[@TributetoCanada]

I really appreciate this - may you have a great day and week SkyForge

[@SkyForgeVideos]

@@TributetoCanada You too Tribute! And happy Valentine's day!

[@CailleachPolainnis]

Thank you so much. Yes this poem surely brings joy to the heart.

[@TributetoCanada]

😊😊😊

[@wondersofnature271]

Such a beautiful poem. Thank you very much!

[@TributetoCanada]

So glad❤

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

See now this is why we should love our history ❤❤ Truly because it serves as a reminder of all the beautiful things in Canada🇨🇦🇨🇦💯🇨🇦💯✝️💯🇨🇦✝️✝️

[@TributetoCanada]

oh how right you are Hope!! I agree! you express things so well, so correctly, you are all heart, all soul!

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

@@TributetoCanada 🥰🥰🥰♥️🌹♥️🌹♥️🫶🫶🫶🇨🇦♥️. But your truly are a wonderful soul🌷🎖️🏅🏆

[@user-wb3se4kf8o]

This is beautiful thank you 😢

[@TributetoCanada]

thank you so much

[@smithwesson7765]

I'm a Westerner and for me "Canada" ends at the Ontario border. We have far more in common with our American Neighbours than we ever had with the arrogant, greedy, self centered people in central Canada and Quebec. You don't want our "dirty oil" but you sure as hell didn't squawk about the $billions of dollars in tax revenue you received from royalties on our "dirty oil". I served 7 years in the Forces and right now I wouldn't lift a finger for what this country has become under the current government. No "poem" is going to change my mind.

[@TributetoCanada]

We often have this debate and I welcome it. Sometimes I even think you still kinda like me, Tribute to Canada, of Eastern Canada!!! 😀😀😀but seriously you'd have to admit there lots of good kind of souls after the border is crossed. There's a lot of really annoying types too. Forever grateful for your service.

[@TributetoCanada]

I am not trying to minimize any of your argumentation by the way

[@dawnknox4640]

Central Canada 🇨🇦 is in Manitoba!

[@smithwesson7765]

@@dawnknox4640 Look it up, "central Canada" refers to Ontario.

[@smithwesson7765]

@@TributetoCanada I understand you but, the feelings out west are becoming serious and we resent the fact that while Alberta has provided wealth and jobs for easterners for decades, we are still ridiculed when we dare to suggest an equal say in how this country is run. If eastern Canadians were serious about knitting this country back together then stop voting for the liberal party that is at the center of this mess.

[@KyleEricksonPoetry1617]

🙏🙂🇨🇦🍁🏔 Beautiful, never heard that one…

[@TributetoCanada]

Kyle I was really hoping you'd see this thank you. Found it in an old high school Canadian text book. The beautiful message is timeless!!

[@KyleEricksonPoetry1617]

@@TributetoCanada yes I read that in your description. I think I actually have that book. I will have to check. There are lots of hidden Canadian poems out there. Thanks for finding this one 🤝🙂.

[@TributetoCanada]

@@KyleEricksonPoetry1617 I see that treasury online (gutenberg). the texbook I found from 50's (modern poetry for modern youth, 1950's) thank you for your channel I think so many poems would be lost, not known otherwise

[@TributetoCanada]

Montreal school board

[@KyleEricksonPoetry1617]

@@TributetoCanada yes that is a great resource. I’ve used The Gutenberg Project and the Internet Archive to find poems. Plus its always nice to have the old books right there in your hands. My favourite second hand bookstore just closed down quite unexpectedly this week 😔. I saved some nice old school books.

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

😎🤝

[@TributetoCanada]

thank you!

[@MisatoBestWoman]

Amazing beautiful poem! I just want to say as a Canadian who will never stop being proud of being Canadian, if you see someone who happens to be carrying a Canadian flag don’t tell them to carry [insert other nation] flag. I’m sick and tired of the grumpy people who have told me I should burn my flag that I should be carrying the German flag all because of what the government has done and is doing. The government does not never has spoke for the people. Stay strong fellow Canadians carry the flag be stronger than the negative nellies! 🇨🇦🫂💪🏻🇨🇦

[@TributetoCanada]

You bet!! Great!! 🎉

[@MisatoBestWoman]

@@TributetoCanada You are a gem of the people Canada is better from having you in her people

[@TributetoCanada]

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[@debroselle8877]

The bard, brings a tear to a Yukon girls eye.🥲❤️🇨🇦

[@TributetoCanada]

Wow I find it so cool you are in Yukon what vistas you must see! So glad you found poem moving, Deb

[@seanreid6159]

He's rolling over in his grave today sadly....live free or die 🇨🇦